springboard
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++spring·board /ˈsprɪŋbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/ noun [countable] 1 HELPsomething that helps you to start doing something 〔有助于开始做某事的〕起点，起步方法springboard for The TV soap has been a springboard for a lot of careers. 电视肥皂剧是许多人事业的起点。2. DSSa strong board for jumping on or off, used when diving (dive1(1)) or doing gymnastics 〔跳水运动的〕跳板；〔体操运动的〕踏跳板
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springboard• The cast in-situ concrete diving platforms have 3m springboards together with 3,5, 7 and 10m fixed platforms.• Maybe this will be a springboard for us to compete for the rest of the season.• His new job was a springboard for Mr Major's own Cabinet career.• The full-colour illustrations will motivate children's interest and provide an excellent springboard for both oral and written work.• She should be a favorite in the three-meter springboard and the platform, but things are never that simple for Clark.• This story can be the springboard to a whole set of tales about the lion and the mouse.• Close friends Melisa Moses and Jenny Keim earned the two springboard spots.springboard for• He used his years in the Senate as a springboard for his presidential campaign.spring·board nounChineseSyllable
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springboard
spring‧board /ˈsprɪŋbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/
noun [countable]
1. something that helps you to start doing something
springboard for
The TV soap has been a springboard for a lot of careers.
2. a strong board for jumping on or off, used when diving (dive1(1)) or doing gymnastics
spring‧board /ˈsprɪŋbɔːd $ -bɔːrd/
noun [countable]1. something that helps you to start doing something
springboard for
2. a strong board for jumping on or off, used when diving (dive1(1)) or doing gymnastics